More than a third of American Jetway's 200 employees use a knife at work. From opening a package in the office to tearing through shrink wrap on a pallet of empty cans, knives are ubiquitous at the Wayne, MI, company. This ever-present safety concern turned painful for an employee and costly for the company in early 2015.

The employee sliced two fingers as he used a fold-out utility knife to trim plastic. He suffered personally, and American Jetway's expenses took a hit. To date, the injury has cost over $30,000.

We have not had a single laceration injury since [choosing Slice pen cutters].

Shortly after the incident, safety coordinator Robert Litner remembers, the company ordered Slice pen cutters and box cutters along with other kinds of safety knives. After a month of trials, they chose the pen cutters and have since purchased 113 of them along with plenty of replacement-blade four-packs. Their knife-safety record has since been stellar.

"We have not had a single laceration injury since then," Litner said. "We are very proud of our safety record here at American Jetway, and Slice, Inc., has been a big part of it."

Eliminated

Laceration injuries for 22-plus months

Improved

Safety Record

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Safety cutters that helped American Jetway improve its safety record and eliminate laceration injuries for 22 months and counting:

About American Jetway Corporation

American Jetway is a growing company that specializes in aerosol filling and custom can formulation. It handles processes from lab development to compliance regulations. Proud to be small, its dedication to being faster to market than the competition keeps this Wayne, MI, company agile.